Parker, Colorado – USEF Western Dressage and the Western Dressage Association of America are offering a Group Apprentice Judging program at the 2015 WDAA World Championship show on November 6-8, 2015. Janet (Dolly) Hannon will be the judge directing this program; she will be assisted by Joyce Swanson and Karen Homer Brown who are clinicians for the WDAA Judges Seminar.
The WDAA Group Apprentice Judging opportunity will fulfill one apprentice judging experience for those applying for their Western Dressage license via the United States Equestrian Federation Grandfathering or Accelerated Training Programs. For more information and details regarding Western Dressage licensing please contact the USEF Licensed Officials Department at [email protected] or visit the USEF Licensed Officials webpage at https://www.usef.org/_IFrames/LicensedOfficials/natlicInfo.aspx.
The program will include:
• Classroom instruction and sideline judging.
• Extensive opportunity to judge and to scribe.
• Using proper terminology; the apprentice group will learn how to work with scribes and develop remarks that are easily written by the scribe.
• An introduction to construction of understandable and helpful learning comments for exhibitors.
• An opportunity for hands on practice for judging the collective classes (Suitability, Hack and Equitation on the Rail).
• Practice in completing test score sheets which will be reviewed by the judge directing the program.
Observation of gaited horses to learn consistency of gaits related to Western Dressage
The judge/instructor will submit Apprentice Judge Evaluation Forms for each Applicant to USEF.
WDAA is delighted to offer this unique opportunity for USEF Western Dressage Judge's card applicants. The variety of breeds, the spectrum of tests and the high level of horses and riders provide an ideal opportunity for learning and practicing judging skills.
Registration forms for the Group Apprentice Judging can be found on the WDAA’s website at http://www.wdaaworldshow.org/group-apprentice-judging-registration-form/. The cost will be $250 payable to the WDAA. Additional late fees apply after November 1, 2015.
Participants are encouraged to stay at the WDAA Annual Convention and World Show host hotel, Hyatt Regency Tulsa. Please secure your hotel room by October 11, 2015. Hotel information and online registration information can be found with WDAA Annual Convention materials at http://www.wdaaworldshow.org/annual-convention/.
For more information on the Group Apprentice Judging please visit the WDAA World Show website at http://www.wdaaworldshow.org/group-apprentice-judging-registration-form/ or contact WDAA Education Chair, Karen Homer Brown via [email protected].
About the Western Dressage Association® of America: The Western Dressage Association® of America is a 501(c)3 educational non-profit organization focused on providing a model of horsemanship which optimizes the partnership of horse and rider for their mutual benefit. The mission of the Western Dressage Association® is “to honor the horse, to value the partnership between horse and rider and to celebrate the legacy of the American West” which it focuses on through its offerings of educational opportunities and events to the equestrian community.